In October of 2001, TMS President Kim Pedersen dedicated
the Niles Monorail, thereby introducing a new hobby to the world...rideable
garden monorails. What follows are two photo essays on the backyard
creation: one is a tour of the system and the other follows the
history of its development. Whether others decide to take up this
unique hobby remains to be seen. At the very least, these images
certainly indicate the devotion our president has to monorails
(or fanaticism, depending on your point of view)! Photographs
are by members of the Pedersen family (unless otherwise noted)
and are all copyrighted by The Monorail Society. For those
of you visiting this page because you saw the Niles Monorail on
TV or in the press, please be sure to explore the rest of The Monorail Society Website for a wealth
of information and photographs on this fascinating mode of transit!

From concept to ribbon-cutting. Designer/builder Kim Pedersen tells his story in pictures and words how the idea came about
and how he built it. Do you want your own garden monorail too?
Read this first friends, you should know what you're up against!

This 15 second mpeg movie features Kory Pedersen demonstrating the Niles Monorail for his Grandpa and Grandma. The train had recently been upgraded to its second, more powerful scooter motor and Kory "floored it" to see what it could do.